coxia

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: co‧xi‧a

Noun

coxia f (plural coxias)

  1. gangway
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      Agarrou na mala e, arrastando os pés para não tropeçar, apalpando com a mão livre, passou para a coxia que separava as duas filas de catres […]
      He grabbed his suitcase and, dragging his feet so as not to stumble and groping with his free hand, moved to the gangway separating the two lines of cots